President John Dramani Mahama announced that Ghana will start round-the-clock operations at Tema and Takoradi ports. The move forms part of his government's 24-hour economy plan that launches July 1, 2025. Mahama spoke at the 2025 Ghana Horticulture Expo where he outlined the new policy. The president wants to boost production and increase exports across all business sectors. Multiple government agencies are working together to make the ports operate day and night.
Ghana's two main shipping hubs have struggled with cargo backups and slow processing times for years. Business owners complain about high costs and delays that hurt their ability to export goods quickly. The new system should reduce waiting times and make trade easier for...
Ghana's parliament erupted when the Foreign Affairs Minister failed to show up for scheduled questioning. Minority Chief Whip Frank Annor Dompreh blasted the minister's absence and criticized government leaders for losing contact with him since Friday. The opposition politician demanded answers about how parliamentary staff could not reach a cabinet member for days.
Annor Dompreh questioned what communication network the minister uses and wondered if he had traveled to space. He called the situation unacceptable and noted a troubling pattern among government officials who skip parliamentary sessions. The Chief Whip insisted that ministers must respect the legislative body and warned that continued absences would face consequences...
Investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni wants the New Patriotic Party to drop plans for apologizing to President John Dramani Mahama. The NPP wants to say sorry for comments made by their Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako. People know Boasiako better as Chairman Wontumi. The Economic and Organised Crime Office arrested him for organized crime accusations. Officials claim he caused financial losses to the state.
NPP MP Nana Yaw Afriyie from Effiduase-Asokore spoke about the arrest during a Channel One TV interview. He serves as the Ranking Member on Parliament's Health Committee. Afriyie believes someone more powerful than EOCO ordered the arrest. The MP said party leaders plan to ask President Mahama for...
Solomon Owusu wants to bring back former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta from overseas. The Movement for Change member says he will travel to America and find the wanted official. Owusu asked the Office of the Special Prosecutor to offer five million dollars for Ofori-Atta's capture. He called the SML petroleum contract a scheme to steal money from Ghana. The former NPP member believes Ofori-Atta left the country to avoid facing charges.
Owusu spoke on TV3's morning program about the corruption case. He thinks the Special Prosecutor should take stronger action against the former minister. The official described the oil sector deal as a plan to create fake work and share stolen funds. Owusu says no company like SML was needed for...
Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu wants the West African Examinations Council to deliver test papers on time. He says quick delivery helps make sure exams start and finish when they should at all testing centers across Ghana. The minister visited a test center Wednesday with the Ghana Education Service Director-General. He spoke to students taking their Basic Education Certificate Examination. The minister told students to stay calm and believe what they learned during school.
He warned against cheating during the tests. The minister said these young people are Ghana's future and must act with honesty. No student should take part when someone tries to cheat on tests. More than 600,000 students will take the BECE tests that started...
Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu sent encouragement to students taking their final BECE tests. More than 603,000 students will take the nationwide exam. The number jumped nearly 6 percent from last year when 569,000 students participated. Female students slightly outnumber male students at the testing centers. Students come from both government and private schools across Ghana.
The tests run from Wednesday through next Tuesday. Iddrису visited a testing site in Sunyani with the Ghana Education Service leader. He told students to stay confident and avoid cheating during their exams. The minister said students should trust what they learned and treat the test as normal. He stressed that no cheating would be accepted anywhere across the...
President John Mahama wants schools to bring back parent groups that help run daily operations. He met with teacher leaders Wednesday at his office to discuss education problems. The president said pushing parents away from school decisions was wrong. He believes communities should have more say about their local schools. Parents used to help schools through special groups called PTAs.
The government changed these parent groups back in 2019 when free high school started. Officials worried parents were spending money the wrong way at schools. They made new rules that limited what parent groups could do. Many parents lost their voice in school decisions after these changes happened. Some groups warned this would hurt community support...
Parliament Speaker Alban Bagbin chose not to punish Dr. Nana Ayew Afriyie after chaos broke out during a Tuesday session. The Health Committee member tried to speak about striking nurses and midwives. Deputy Speaker Bernard Ahiafor said no to his request. Dr. Afriyie refused to sit down and kept trying to talk. The Speaker ordered guards to remove him from the room.
Opposition lawmakers shouted loudly about the removal. The noise made it impossible to continue the meeting. Bagbin stopped the session and sent everyone home for the day. Parliament met again Wednesday morning to address what happened. The Speaker said he would not send Dr. Afriyie to the punishment committee.
Bagbin talked with other leaders about the problem. They...
Ghana's Supreme Court threw out a contempt conviction against Ernest Yaw Kumi on Wednesday morning. The New Patriotic Party lawmaker from Akwatia won his case against the High Court ruling. Four justices voted to overturn the conviction, with one judge dissenting. The decision stops all punishment from the original court case. Justice Emmanuel Senyo Amadehe cannot sentence Kumi for contempt.
Kumi broke a court order that banned him from taking his oath as a Member of Parliament. The Koforidua High Court told him to wait until an election dispute finished. He ignored the order and took his parliamentary oath anyway. The High Court found him guilty of contempt on February 19, 2025. Police issued an arrest warrant when he failed to show...
